AIBU to hold place in line for the kids?

Just play by the same rules as everyone else. I don't get this new trend of entitlement and self justification. I miss the days of universal silent agreement on things. Not aimed at you in particular, OP. Just generally.

I suppose if it's one adult holding space that one child would take, then the adult watches and doesn't join them, then it makes no difference.

One adult holding space for more where everyone isn't classed as one ride (waltzers for example) then it's taking the piss. Everyone has a mental timeline of how long it is until their turn, to suddenly see that you're 'further back' than expected, I'd expect folk would be annoyed.

This has to be a reverse!

And what is that teaching the two and three year olds that did queue?

It's just rude and shows a massive sense of entitlement.

I would absolutely have said something to you if I was behind you in the queue.

Did someone have a pop at you?
I am surprised you have reflected on this if no one drew attention to your selfishness at the time.

BTW there's 3 going during my turn" then it solves the problem

No! It highlights the problem - it's your turn, you don't get 3 goes. One go per person who queues. Them's the rules. Ridiculous to think otherwise.

So you mean dozens of families also thought it was okay.

YABVU. Even if you forget about how rude it is to everyone else in the queue, it is not sending your children a good message.

Being bored, learning patience, appreciating the beauty in the small things and the chat while you queue, accepting that there are times we have to wait for things in life and that we can’t just have constant stimulation (nor should we - it isn’t healthy) - these are all really important for children to learn.

Why wouldn’t you want to teach them that?

Really? 🤔 I do and my kids were younger when we got screwed over by dozens of families doing it at Peppa Pig World.

Tons of twats did this when we went to Peppa Pig World, it was awful, you think you’re joining a moderate queue and family after family push past you to get to the one person holding their place. I think its despicable that my two and SEN four year old tried their best to wait nicely in the queue while every two minutes another entitled wanker justified queue jumping with “He’s 7, he’s too little to queue.” You give me the rage OP.

How nive for the single parent who doesn't have that option. Her kids get to queue whilst yours get to have fun instead.

And you are asking why? Self-centredness really comes to mind!

I guess some people are never able to wait patiently, and think the rules don't apply to them, or can be bent to suit their needs. 😳 In principle, we could apply that to other areas of life, such a waiting for a vital medical appointment, except we have told the person who's been given the appointment after us that we have two other relatives who need to see an oncologist too - so lucky them, they can have a full appointment with the consultant before. 😂

Guess it's one rule for OP, so other rules for us. Life isn't fair, but waiting is usually something most people realise is necessary. Maybe OP is in another, easier life...!😅

I’m really surprised by the response you’ve had OP. With kids that young I don’t see the problem. I don’t think this is teaching your children to be spoilt or whatever a PP said.

5,3 and 3 is really little. With those ages it was probably better for everyone else in the queue that they did go off and do something else for a bit!

Carry on OP. You'll be chucked out of most UK theme parks for this.

You’re right, but I was thinking more of the other kids waiting patiently for their turn, as would be the case in the OP’s post

I don't really understand why anyone would even think that was okay.

I bet there were a lot of comments from others in the queue about this.

You are a grown adult. Come on.

This is a bit different!! We’re talking about young children. Not 10 adults

Poor form. But you know that OP. Otherwise you wouldn’t be here faux naively asking about it.

I think for one child fine… possibly two… but 3 seems a bit much especially as there were only 4 trampolines. Presumably though people knew it wasn’t you who wanted a go and that there were children turning up. Same with the face painting someone else mentioned.

YABU. At Disneyland Paris last year, myself and my daughter were in a 75 minute queue for one of the most popular rides. Loads of small kids waiting really patiently. With about a quarter of the queue to go, 10 adults pushed their way through the queue to join the one person in their party who was actually queuing, a few people ahead of us. Furious people in front of us confronted them, and punches were thrown! The group of adults were thrown out of the line by staff!!

I don’t see the point of asking. You are absolutely determined that you are right, and that’s fine. The world is full of entitled people and that’s a way to live. My dc aren’t ‘miserable’ when they are waiting for things because I’ve brought them up properly.

You seem like a horrible person tbh OP.

No don’t do that. It’s not fair that some children stand and wait, while your children don’t.

That is the definition of queue jumping. And rude IMO.
Someone did this to us in Spain a few weeks ago, stood saving a space we thought for 3 people, nope, suddenly out of nowhere another 6 people show up and in the chaos my kids somehow got pushed back even more.
I had to muscle them back in front of three grown adults to put them where they should have been. The adults were all livid, but I pointed out my kids had been there a LOT longer than they had, and when my kids were actually ON the ride, I saw another 4 kids join those adults!
so rude.

We had this the other day at a theme park. At the very end of the day they announced last riders so me and my kids joined the cue for one of the rides with a few people in front, the attendant then put a cine behind us to show there was no more room on that ride. We then continued to wait for the ride to finish and as the guy opened the gate to let everyone on, about 5 children came running over and jumped in with their parents who had been holding the line for them. This meant as we got to the gate the ride was full, luckily the attendant had seen us in the line and told the queue jumpers and their line holders to get off. If they had queued up altogether we would have gone on a different ride as that one would have shut behind them.

Only if you had a hand written sign.